Table 1.

Constituencies of interest engaged and language needed for wider implementation of genetics

Shifts in focus/paradigm shifts	Disciplinary focus	Key personnel	Language needed
Discovery	Genetic science (in animals and humans)	Academic and commercial scientists/funders	Scientific precision/adding to established understandings
Utility/implementation	Clinical science	Clinicians/doctors/regulators/commissioners	Benefits (and costs)/risk
Acceptability	Behavioural science/social science	Public health/health education/voluntary sector	Inclusive/understandable/non-stigmatising